Otherwise for today, clouds and snow showers, morning lows will call to the low and mid 20s. The NWS expected most of the snow to fall before midnight, going from west to east.

The frigid temperatures behind a cold front combined with moisture off the Gulf of Mexico to bring unusual wintry weather to parts of the South. Officials at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which holds the world record for annual number of passengers, said delays and cancellations were expected. The mayor also said he's happy the first storm of the winter isn't visiting Boston on a school night.

The Pinpoint Weather Team expects the snow to pick up Saturday afternoon and evening before coming to an end Sunday morning.

Forecasters say 4 to 6 inches of heavy snow is possible in New Jersey. "Snow totals are still a bit far out to pin down, but a ball park of 2-4" isn't out of the question.

With temperatures hovering at freezing and below, most of the accumulated will be seen more on grassy areas, rooftops, and cold surfaces. More than 382,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity Saturday in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

"Customers who are holding reservations on Saturday, December 9, and want to alter their travel plans may rebook in the original class of service or travel standby within 14 days of their original date of travel between the original city-pairs", Southwest Airlines told customers on its website.

A coastal storm could drop snow on the far corners of Upstate New York this weekend. "Still looks like 3-6" of snow for much of the region tomorrow. As a result, some counties in South Jersey originally under the "winter storm warning" criteria have been scaled back to a "winter weather advisory".

"You might start to see a few flakes fly early in the morning, around the time of sunrise", Doody said.